SPANAWAY, Wash. — Lakewood officers arrested two teenagers connected to two carjackings at a Walmart parking lot in Spanaway Tuesday afternoon.
The two suspects, ages 14 and 16, were booked into Remann Hall for robbery and assault.
The arrests overnight were made after Pierce County deputies responded to back-to-back carjackings at the same Walmart parking lot.
Pierce County deputies believe the same three suspects were responsible for both.
The first carjacking was reported just before 3 p.m. when a woman was held at gunpoint and three people got in her car and drove to a nearby neighborhood. The woman said one of the suspects hit her with a gun prior to driving off.
As deputies arrived, several people called to report gunshots in the area - the same direction the suspects fled.
Deputies drove to 14th Avenue East and 203rd Street and found the stolen car crashed into a tree.
Deputies say the suspects got out of the car and at least one of them fired a gun toward a small group of people in the area before running. One suspect also pointed a gun at another woman who was walking nearby, according to deputies.
Nobody was hurt in the shooting.
Deputies brought in a K-9 unit to search for the suspects. People were told to stay inside. At least one school bus was unable to drop children off because of the incident, according to deputies.
As the investigation continued, deputies received a 911 call for a second carjacking that occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the same Walmart parking lot.
A man told deputies that three teens approached him, held him at gunpoint and stole his car.
The suspects were reportedly wearing black clothing and possibly ski masks.
Deputies are still working to locate the third suspect.